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	<li>Mid September - it's coming fast!</li>
	<li>Do regular weight bearing aerobic training now: running, fast hiking, hill walking, etc.</li>
	<li>Get those connections strengthened by doing a small amount of skipping and jumping each week.</li>
	<li>Do some core strengthening  2 to 3 times a week - planks, bridges, squats and lunges etc.</li>
	<li>Lift weights.  Hire a trainer for instruction if you are unsure how to lift safely.</li>
	<li>Stretch after you work out, whatever obstinate body parts you know you have.</li>
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It's no fun to be side-lined by injuries and our age group is more susceptible than 30 year olds.  Start easy and work consistently and gradually to increase what you can do.  If you want to be able to run and jump at our practices,  it's too late to start it all in the fall.